STATUS REPORT

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE ASIA-PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR BROADCASTING DEVELOPMENT

(Kuala Lumpur, 12/08/1977)

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 6 March 1981, in accordance with article 16

Depositary: N/A

Last updated by PacLII: 16/09/08
Parties Date of Signature Date of ratification
/
Other
Entry Into Force Domestication Legislation
(where available)
Fiji 2 Jun 1978 27-Mar-85    
Papua New Guinea 9 Mar 1978 1 May 1980 Rt    
Samoa   25 Nov 1999 a    
 
Afghanista 24-Aug-82 23 Dec 1999 A    
Bangladesh 15-Sep-81 12-Aug-85    
Bhutan   5 Jun 2000 a    
Brunei Darussalam   6 Dec 1988 a    
Cambodia   10 Jul 2001 a    
China   5 Feb 1988 a    
DECLARATIONS        
France [#]   14 Dec 1988 a    
India 21-May-84 26-Feb-90    
Indonesia 13-Aug-82 01-Sep-93    
Iran (Islamic Republic of)   18 Nov 1996 a    
Lao People's Democratic Republic   12 Sep 1986 a    
Malaysia 12-Oct-82 11-Nov-84    
Maldives   25 Jun 1985 a    
Micronesia (Federated States of)   28 Dec 1993 a    
Myanmar   29 Jul 1999 a    
Nepal 16-May-84 12-Sep-84    
Pakistan 11-Apr-82 08-Jul-85    
Philippines 13-Sep-81 11 Sep 1986 A    
Republic of Korea 12-Oct-82 07-Mar-85    
Singapore   29 Jun 1982 a    
Sri Lanka 15 Sep 197 08-Nov-92    
Thailand 26-Apr-85 11 Sep 1986 A    
Viet Nam 09-Sep-82 23 Feb 1981 A    
Keys:
  • Accession (a)
  • Acceptance (A)
  • Approval (AA)
  • Definitive Signature (s)
  • Formal confirmation (c)
  • Participation (P)
  • Notification (of provisional application, of special undertaking, etc) (n)
  • Ratification (Rt)
  • Reservation (r)
  • Succession (d)

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon ratification, accession or acceptance.)


France [up]

With regard to paragraph 2(a) (iv) of article 11

1. Whether the remuneration of employees of the institute is exempted from the tax levied in France shall depend on the establishment by the institute of an internal tax on such remuneration

2. This exemption shall not apply to pensions and like income

3. Salaries and emoluments may be taken into account for purposes of calculating the tax due on income from other sources

Notes

1. Publishing as a UNESCO and WIPO document (vol. 19609). The signatures were affixed on separate copies of the Agreement (see "Note" above). In accordance with the provision of article 14 (3) of the Agreement in the text established by the Secretary-General and accepted by the signatory States, these signatures were considered, in the absence of notification to the contrary, as tantamount to signatures paragraph 1 of the same article 14

2. in accordance with a request made by the Governing Council of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development the Secretary-General circulated on 13 June 1986 a proposed amended text of the Agreement (draw up in Chinese, English, French and Russian) which was deemed adopted in the absence within 90 days of objections to the proposed amended text or to the amendment procedure thus adopted

3. On 29 January 2001, the Government of China notified the Secretary-General of the following

The People's Republic of China confirmed that "in accordance with the declaration contained in the instrument of acceptance by China to the Amendments [of 21 July 1999], which was deposited with Secretary-General on 10 April 2000, the Agreement as amended by the Amendments of 21July 1999 is applicable to the Macao Special Administrative Region.

4. In connection with "the question of imposition of taxes on the income earned by the French nationals and the permanent residents in France while working at AIDB, the Council noted the position that in view of the articles 12.2(a)(ii) and (iv) of the Agreement establishing AIBD and the article V.1. (B) of the supplementary Agreement signed by AIBD and the Govenment of Malaysia, the French nationals and the permanent residents of France will enjoy tax free benefits on the emoluments earned while working at AIBD and further recognised the right of the Govenment of France to levy taxes on such incomes derived by the French nationals and permanent residents in France during their secondment to, or emplyment at the AIBDSZ


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